Hattie Mae Dunlop Herring, beloved mother, grandmother and friend, went to her Heavenly home on October 26, 2022. She was born April 18, 1930, to John and Hattie Dunlop in Hamilton, Texas, one of 13 children. Hattie graduated from Hamilton High School and was a member of the Pep Squad, and her senior year was Football Sweetheart. She went to Dallas, Texas, where she married Robert A. Almon and had two sons, Robert Allen Almon and Steven Wayne Almon. She later moved to Ft. Worth, Texas and in 1966 married Jack Herring and moved to Abilene, Texas, where he was a school principal. He retired in 1985 and they moved to their home at Lake Brownwood. In Brownwood she was an active member of First Christian Church, an Elder for Life, where she held leadership roles in all phases of the church, serving on several committees and two sessions as Chairman of the Church Board. She also served on the board of Latch Key and Good Samaritan Ministries. She was an avid bridge player and played often with many of her bridge friends.

Hattie is survived by one sister, Bobbye and husband, Harold Howell, of Arlington, Texas; son Robert A. Almon and wife, Denise, of Harlingen, Texas; son Steven W. Almon and wife, Susan, of Brownwood, Texas; and daughter, Carole L. Herring Kacal and husband, Jerry, of College Station, Texas; six grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and the special Vickers family, Tom, Jennifer, Kirk, Bryce and Sharon.

The memorial service will be Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 2411 Coggin Ave, Brownwood, TX.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Christian Women’s Fellowship of First Christian Church, Brownwood, or Latch Key of Brownwood, PO Box 2121, Brownwood, TX 76804, or Hendrick Home for Children, PO Box 5195, Abilene, TX 79608.